Bingo and Online Bingo Statistics Revealed

Here are some amazing figures that reveal the inner-workings of online bingo and its land-based counterpart. As an online bingo player, see where you fit in amongst these crazy statistics.

• It is estimated that the global gross gaming yield of bingo (excluding the U.S.) was half a billion dollars in 2006. Forecasters predict that it will grow to one billion dollars by 2010.
• It is estimated that the wagering in charitable bingo, which is played in 49 of the 50 United States, is more than $3 billion per year.
• Bingo UK: For women between the ages of 20 and 25, bingo has become their most popular leisure activity.
• It is believed that about 50,000 of the approximately 3 million land-based bingo players have moved to playing bingo online. 90% of these are below the age of 50, which calls into question the notion that bingo is for older people.
• It is thought that about 85% of online players are women.
• Even though the online bingo market is growing very fast, only 1% of land-based bingo players have moved on to playing online bingo. This provides evidence that the online market has exceptional potential for greater growth.
• There are about 100 million Bingo players worldwide, 80% of Bingo players are women in the 30 - 50 age group. The other 20% o are men in the equivalent age range.
• About 85% of bingo players play online bingo and more than 50% of the online bingo players are so dedicated and love the games so much that they play every single day.
• Contrary to popular belief, research shows that there is only a relatively small number of bingo players over the age of 65.
• Of the online bingo players 20% have been playing for less than 2 years, 20% have been playing for less than 5 years, and 40% have been playing for more than 5 years.
• 69.2% of online bingo players choose 75 ball bingo, while 30.8% prefer to play 90 ball Bingo.
• 83% of online bingo players engage in other activities whilst playing online bingo.